Pro-Cathedral Dublin 1922 (Michael Collins)
Artist
Sir John Lavery
(1856 - 1941)
Date1922
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions125.7 x 100.3 cm
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineCollection & image © Hugh Lane Gallery.
Lady Lavery Memorial Bequest through Sir John Lavery, 1935.
Object number751
DescriptionThe Laverys were in Ireland when Collins was shot in his home county of Cork on 22nd August 1922. Lavery painted a series of works depicting Collins in death. This sketch was carried out from the gallery of the Pro-Cathedral, Dublin, while the funeral Mass was taking place. It is remarkablly similar to 'Southwark Cathedral, London' of 1920. The finished canvas is now in a private collection in Ireland.(Catalogue Entry [22]: Hazel, Lady Lavery Society and Politics, Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, 18 September - 3 November 1996, p. 222)
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